John III Sobieski, Sixpence 1684 SVP, Bydgoszcz - in mantle - rare
Bust in profile to the right wearing a laurel wreath and armor covered with a cloak.
Under the bust initials S V P (Samuel von Phachter - mintmaster of the Bydgoszcz mint).
Variety with the coat of arms of Jelita (Marcin Zamoyski - Great Treasurer of the Crown) in an oval shield dividing at the bottom the obverse inscription on the reverse.
Variety with bent shields of the coat of arms on the reverse.
Condition: 3/3+
Cracked disc, but fully legible and decently preserved coin. A rarer vintage. An attractive piece.
Recommended
Metal: silver
Weight: 2.82 g
Literature: Kopicki 1971 (R3), Kamiński/Kurpiewski 1215 (R4).
